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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1960

Page

4

For Sale Items Listed By Echo Office

Bargain electric bookkeeping machine on stand, good condition with addition and subtraction. Could serve as straight adding machine. Call Echo office to try it. Also a 1/2 ton Ford pickup with box and rack in good condition from Clermont Motors Iowa. Scotch Brand typewriter cleaner advertised, 3 8 x 11 sheets at 980, Echo Office Bigin tip.

Echo Office Echo Elgin Clermont Motors Clermont Iowa Bigin

Cards of Thanks from a Community Auction and Donations

The finance committee thanks business and professional men for UNICEF party donations. Acknowledgments come from American Legion Auxiliary Elgin Community Club Lions Club Good Neighbors Social Hour and Progress Club. Reported 100 percent in collections and praise for townwide cooperation. Also thanks for help with auction and hospital cards and visits from friends and relatives.

Unicef Ailso American Legion Auxiliary Elgin Community Club Lions Club Good Neighbors Social Hour Progress Club

Ill and Hospitalized Ladies Take Aunt to New Hampton

Ill and hospitalized Mrs. Orran Bane and Mrs. Howard Medberry accompanied their aunt Mrs. Mary Allen to New Hampton hospital on Tuesday for examination and medical care.

All Vets Day Parade Planned in Elkader

Clayton County All Vet s Day program is completed and will be held in Elkader. A parade will feature colors drill teams and marching veterans from every veterans post and organization in Clayton County. The Scottish Highlanders of the State University of Iowa will appear as part of the program following the parade. The Illinois State Champion…

Clayton County Elkader Veterans Post Scottish Highlanders State University of Iowa Lews City

Viscounts Drum and Bugle Corps Set to Appear

The Viscounts drum and bugle corps representing the Sons of the American Legion Squad 491 of McHenry Illinois are scheduled to appear.

Drum and Bugle Corps Viscounts Sons of the American Legion Squadron 491 McHenry, Ilinois

Entertain At Confirmation Dinner

Mrs Mabel Larson of Ione Le Roy Laura and Larry hosted a dinner Sunday honoring Kathleen Larson a confirmation class member at Highland Lutheran Church Guests included Mrs Albert Morse Wardens Mr and Mrs Jim Vanterland Penny Calmar and several local couples from Edgewood Calmar and Elkader with Larsen Moore and Elkeder among attendees

Mabel Larson Ione, le Roy Laura Larry Kathleen Larson Highland Lutheran, Church Albert Morse Jim Vanterl Penny Calmar Edwin Ernst Edgewood Arthur Yearous Arthur Scherf O. H. Larsen Leonard Moore Lennis Elkeder

Seeing vs Perceiving Traffic Hazards in Driving

The piece stresses that having perfect vision does not guarantee safe driving. It contrasts sight with perception to highlight how delayed hazard recognition can compromise safety on the road, urging drivers to sharpen awareness beyond eyesight alone.

Center For Safety Education New York University N.Y New York N.T

Local residents listed in the wedding party

Robert Leete of Volga and Strawberry Point couples Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fischer and Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Torkelson with Mrs. Belva Snyder are named among those participating in a society notice.

Robert Leete Volga Henry Fischer Strawberry Point C. 0. Torkelson Belva Snyder

Cow and farmer events spark local chatter near Allison

A man named Hareight at Been Buttele Center broke his right elbow after a 20 foot fall from a tree at home and was placed in a cast. At John Roose farm near Allison residents reported notable excitement as a Bobet cow gave birth to a rare set of triplets, two boys and a girl.

Been Buttele Center Hontea John Roose Allison

Accident Injures Breda Man Riding Bicycle

Paul Weber of Breda was injured while cycling with a friend near a farm. He rode along a barbed wire fence and suffered cuts and scratches and deep lacerations in his leg and ankle regions.

Paul Weber Breda

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